Ever since Roki Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, met with the media at the Winter Meetings, there’s been speculation about which team might be the best fit to land the prized right-hander, who was recently posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. As one executive put it when asked

Season No. 32 of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, with the Salt River Rafters beating the Surprise Saguaros, 3-2, in the Championship Game on Saturday. It was another fall full of top prospects and top performances. Below is the 2024 MLB Pipeline All-AFL Team. This is based

ARLINGTON -- On Tuesday, the Rangers added a trio of prospects to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft: right-hander Emiliano Teodo (Texas' No. 6 prospect, per MLB Pipeline), right-hander Winston Santos (No. 8) and shortstop Max Acosta (NR). This year’s Rule 5 Draft will take

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- And just like that, the curtain has fallen on the 2024 Fall League campaign. The Salt River Rafters thwarted the Surprise Saguaros’ attempt at a three-peat in unconventional fashion as the road club in their home park (by virtue of Surprise finishing with the regular season’s best

For six more weeks again this year, some of the best prospects in baseball shined in the Arizona Fall League, the game’s most elite prospect circuit. Now it’s time to give out some hardware. The Fall League annually awards the Joe Black MVP Award to its top performer, and since

With the World Series over and the Arizona Fall League wrapping up, now is a good time to take stock of an exciting year in prospectdom. In October, MLB Pipeline released its updated Top 100 Prospects list, which featured several big changes at the top, but we're going to take

Call it a last-chance saloon in the middle of the desert. The Arizona Fall League provides more than just an opportunity to see some of the game’s top prospects in one spot. It’s also the final place certain Minor Leaguers can prove they are deserving of a 40-man roster spot

Week 4 in the Arizona Fall League was all about big flies and flirting with history. These players separated themselves during what was another excellent week of AFL action. Mesa first baseman Nick Kurtz (ATH No. 2/MLB No. 45) slugged his way to AFL Hitter of the Week honors and

Here are the top performers from the fourth week of AFL action:

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Here’s something you don’t see every day. A trio of Rangers pitching prospects worked with an Astros catcher to carry a no-hitter into the eighth inning on Friday night at the Peoria Sports Complex. Alas, a single by Luis Lara (MIL No. 17) prevented the Surprise Saguaros

PHOENIX – Josh Stephan had been through enough already. He underwent elbow surgery as a freshman pitcher at South Grand Prairie (Texas) High School, and two later knee surgeries limited his amateur career further. Just when he was breaking out as a senior in 2020, that season was cut short

During last month’s MiLB Awards Show on the MLB Network, the Jersey Diners won the “Best Alternate Identity” award. This alter-ego of the Somerset Patriots triumphed over the Great Lakes Pontooners, Spokane King Carl, Biloxi King Cakes, Wichita Chili Buns, Chattanooga Wreckers and Winston-Salem Hype Hens. Now it’s time to

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rangers already have a formidable outfield with two-time All-Star Adolis García, a pair of potential future All-Stars in Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford, and ball hawking center fielder Leody Taveras. Texas' top international signee (Paulino Santana), second-round Draft pick (Dylan Dreiling) and Minor League player of

Here are the top performers from the second week of AFL action:

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OAKLAND -- It was an odd and sad bus ride into the East Bay for the Rangers on Thursday morning. Preparing for the final game at the Oakland Coliseum, A’s fans filled the parking lots as the sun rose. Athletics legends like Dave Stewart and Rickey Henderson roamed the large

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ARLINGTON -- Kumar Rocker felt he overthrew in his Major League debut a week ago in Seattle, so he tried to dial it down a little bit as he made his home debut on Thursday afternoon at Globe Life Field. That approach didn’t exactly pay off, as Rocker was uncharacteristically

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SEATTLE -- The Kumar Rocker Era began with pressure. The Rangers’ No. 2 prospect, who has dealt with a career’s worth of adversity before ever stepping on a big league mound but made it up to The Show after just 16 Minor League appearances, did not flinch. “I think this

When Kumar Rocker makes his big league debut for the Rangers on Thursday, a prospect path that has featured more ups and downs than most will reach a new high. Just 16 months ago, Rocker blew out his elbow pitching in High-A and required Tommy John surgery. He didn't return

When Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker takes the mound for his MLB debut against the Mariners in Seattle on Thursday at 8:40 p.m. CT, it will mark the culmination of a long journey for MLB Pipeline’s No. 95 overall prospect. It will also represent a significant moment in baseball history, with

PHOENIX -- Kumar Rocker can’t help but feel a little anxious. Standing in front of his locker Wednesday in the visitors’ clubhouse at Chase Field, where he joined the Rangers ahead of his highly-anticipated Major League debut on Thursday night in Seattle, Texas’ No. 2 prospect acknowledged those overwhelming emotions

Good pitching can be hard to find -- look at the flurry of activity at the Trade Deadline for evidence -- so clubs that can develop talents on the mound themselves can get a considerable leg up on the competition. Think of where the Phillies would be without homegrown talents

Just four years ago, Kumar Rocker was the best pitcher in college baseball. A lot has changed since then, including a pit stop in indy ball, but Rocker, the Rangers' No. 2 prospect and No. 97 overall per MLB Pipeline, will finally make his MLB debut for Texas on Thursday